§ 21-1-201. Gender not a bar to holding office

(a) Gender shall not be a bar to the holding of any public or civil office in this state. (b) Women, where otherwise qualified, shall be entitled to hold public or civil office, whether elective or appointive, under the Arkansas Constitution and statutes of this state.

§ 21-1-207. Public employees

No employee of the state, a county, a municipality, a school district, or any other political subdivision of this state shall be deprived of his or her right to run as a candidate for an elective office or to express his or her opinion as a citizen on political subjects, unless as necessary to meet […]